Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor.
| Scottish Gaelic name | Calbha Beag |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Little calf island[1] |
| Location | |
  Calbha Beag Calbha Beag shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NC156367 |
| Coordinates | 58°17′N 5°08′W / 58.28°N 05.14°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands of Sutherland |
| Area | 45 hectares (110 acres)[2] |
| Area rank | 210= (?) [3] |
| Highest elevation | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[4] |
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An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares (77 acres),[5] although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares (110 acres), possibly including areas exposed at low tide.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ Mac an Tàilleir p. 25
- ^ a b "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15 Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231265.
References edit
- Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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